Drawing instruments

This set of brass drawing instruments was made around 1740, probably by George Hearne, a scientific instrument maker based in London.

The set includes a brass sector, a rectangular protractor, a set of scales, dividers, compasses, pens and pencil holders and a boxwood rule. The items are contained in a fish-skin-covered case with a velvet-lined interior.

Hearne made large reflecting telescopes, having been instructed by the scientist John Hadley (1682-1744), the astronomer John Bradley (1693-1762) and Samuel Molyneux (1687-1728), who between them revived the reflecting telescope in the 18th century.

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Online ID:	000-100-102-827-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland T.1985.76
Date:	Around 1740 c. 1740
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What:	Drawing instrument
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Who:	G. Hearne (Possibly the maker) George Hearne, London (Maker)
Where:	England, London
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Description:	Drawing instruments by George Hearne, London, c. 1740
References:	Hambly, Maya, Drawing Instruments 1580-1980. London: 1988, pp 176-7
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